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Keywords

galaxies: abundances
galaxies: individual (NGC 456)
H II regions

How to Cite

NGC 456 and the Universe’s Underestimated Metallicity. (2011). Revista Mexicana De Astrofísica Y Astronomía Serie De Conferencias, 40(1), 175-176. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxac/article/view/2011rmxac..40..175p
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Abstract

We want to recalibrate the log(O_{23}) vs. 12+log(O/H) diagram for low metallicity objects in the presence of temperature inhomogeneities, t^2. The first object of our study is NGC 456; we find that the point corresponding to NGC 456 in such diagram shifts up by 0.24 dex in the 12+log(O/H) axis. This shift along with the same behavior in other objects, implies that abundances in the Universe need to be corrected by a factor of approximately 2.